1. The policy and practice of disadvantage in education
2. Tackling social disadvantage in the classroom
3. Challenging preconceptions of disadvantage
4. Language, literacy and disadvantage
5. Researching poverty and teacher education
Biography
Ian Thompson is an Associate Professor of English Education at the University of Oxford where he teaches on the PGCE and Master’s in Learning and Teaching. He taught English for sixteen years in comprehensive secondary schools. He researches in the areas of English and literacy teaching, teacher education, collaborative learning, and social exclusion. These projects are linked through a commitment to researching social justice in education and the learning of those who face disadvantage.
